Spell Animation Problem

[Killerphill]

hi guys.

ok i got a custom ability which basically fires a "finger of death" spell at a target player owned building and the spell animation for it lasts for 5 minutes (like its suppose to). it all works well, BUT when the casting unit dies or the target unit of ability being casts dies, the finger of death spell animation remains. normally itll disappear after 5 mins due to my object editing.

now is there a way to get rid of the spell animation when either the casting unit or target unit of ability being cast dies?

 

[Julian4life]

Well, i need you to describe your position your in better for me. Maybe you didn't type what you thought.

But for now, from what i can make up from what you've told me. I think you can remove it through triggers, I'll do what i can:
(typed it up freehand)

Remove Animation
Events
Unit - A unit Dies
Conditions
(Triggering unit) Equal to YourUnit001
Actions
Destroy effect / animation or what your using

+rep if i helped

 

[Killerphill]

no no no, the spell animation is not through triggering. its all through the actual ability on object editor. ive made it so that the finger of death animation has a graphic duration of 5 minutes.

and now when either the casting unit or the target unit of ability being cast dies, the spell animation continues to go through the whole 5 minutes even though the unit is dead.

 

[Julian4life]

hmm, well, you can still use a trigger to stop the animation from running.

Just have it so when the spell is cast (conditions included), have it so when the target unit dies, the animation will cease.

Easy, it's the same concept.

 

[Killerphill]

i dont know how to trigger it correctly though. lol

 

[MagnaGuard]

Just make a trigger once the target of the spell dies, play stand animation?

 

[Julian4life]

ill trigger it for you, hold on, ill edit this post when i make it. (ima freehand it...)

 

[Killerphill]

the "stand animation" thing doesnt work unfortunetly

 

[Killerphill]

anyone else have any other ideas?

 

[Killerphill]

i still havent figured this out yet! can anybody at all help me!?